Asian silver teapot, help needed with hallmarks.

[niceguy1]

HELLO

I have this Asian teapot which has a dragon mouth.

It's marked 90 W. H. & Asian characters. what do these mean?

Good quality work, it measures 7 inches tall.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

[niceguy1]

Sorry meant H.W. not W.H.

[dognose]

Hi,

Hone Wo, working in Tai Ping Shan Street, Hong Kong from c.1850 until c.1900.

Trev.

[niceguy1]

THANKS TREV

From this post it would seem he is quite a scarce maker, is that correct?

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... +Wo#p22229

[dognose]

I really don't know too much about Hone Wo, but his working period was a long one, and a Google search throws up quite a few examples of his work. What I would say, is that his work does appear to be of an excellent quality.

Hopefully another member can tell us more.

Trev.

[panda]

IF the Chinese mark is "昊和", the Cantonese sounds like "Hone Wo"